This book is published to accompany the exhibition under the same title held at Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Beijing, from December 2010 to February 2011. The exhibition features self-portraits painted by Chinese woman artists from 1920 to 2010. The exhibition is divided into two sections, each further divided into five sub-sections. A chronology of important events related to Chinese woman art from 1844 to 2009, compiled by Chinese Modern Art Archive, is included in the book.